寫作方法
英語演講稿首先開頭要開門見山，既要一下子抓住聽眾又要提出你的觀點，中間要用各種方法和所準備的材料說明、支持你的論點，感染聽眾,在關鍵點即主要的思想處應該試著多重複幾遍，詞語最好不要相同，意思相同即可。然後在結尾加強說明論點或得出結論，結束演講。
英語演講稿的寫作有嚴格的要求，就內容而言要主題鮮明，表達完整；就文章組織結構而言要思維清晰，邏輯性強；就語言而言要有感染力、形象生動。寫作時可根據需要有效、正確地使用英語寫作方法和技巧，如恰當地運用明喻、暗喻、誇張等各種修辭方法，用詞要準確，儘量避免使用生僻、模糊、晦澀的字詞。總之，要考慮聽眾對象，注意演講的措辭，但又要簡明扼要、有理有力、結構緊湊。許多著名的演說家的不朽之作都有振奮人心、扭轉乾坤般的力量。從馬丁·路德·金的“Ihaveadream”，美國總統林肯所作的著名的蓋茨堡演說，到柯林頓在北大的演說，不少句子都成為不朽的佳句，值得認真研讀。
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